Research Article

Application of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) for Simultaneous Optimization of Kinetic Parameters Affecting Gold Leaching in Thiosulfate Based Media: A Statistical Approach

Table 4

Statistical data of analysis of variance (ANOVA).

SourceDFAdj SSAdj MSF value valueContribution%

Model153101.343101.34190.6598.69
Linear2927.952927.95539.9793.17
A: Temperature (°C)12031.532031.531873.2864.65
B: Time (hour)1402.58402.58371.2212.81
C: [S2O3] (mol. L−1)1184.81184.81170.415.88
D: [NH3] (mol. L−1)1163.01163.01150.325.19
E: [Cu] (mol. L−1)1146.02146.02134.644.65
Square149.2849.2845.441.57
A2149.2849.2845.441.57
2-way interaction9124.11124.1112.723.95
AB132.1632.1629.651.02
AC110.7010.709.870.0030.34
AD119.3819.3817.820.62
AE17.707.707.100.25
BC117.2617.2615.910.0110.55
BD17.167.166.610.23
BE113.3813.3812.330.0140.43
CD111.4111.4110.520.0010.36
CE15.025.024.630.0020.16
Error3841.2141.210.0381.31
Total533142.553142.55